Henry Ford

There is no man living who isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can do.

You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.

From the start I had my own ideas about how the business should run. I wanted it to benefit everybody who contributed to its success-stockholders, labor and the American public.

Mass production is craftsmanship with the drudgery taken out of it.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

There should be rivalry between men and between business.

You either get it or you don’t. Become one of those who get it.

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

To err is human, to forgive divine.

You have to understand that people that are hurting are going to criticize.

Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.

The remains of the old must be decently laid away; the path of the new prepared. That is the difference between Revolution and Progress.

Everything has its limit – iron ore cannot be educated into gold.

You gotta do what you love and really believe in it because that is your truth.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance – it is the illusion of knowledge.

Love is kind, it’s clear. It’s effortless, and it’s irresistible.

When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?”

The worst things in history have happened when people stop thinking for themselves and listen to other people and, even worse, start following other people. That’s what gives rise to dictators.

Experience shows that the frequent use of severe punishment has never rendered a people better. The death of a criminal is a less effective means of restraining crimes than the permanent example of a man deprived of his liberty during the whole of his life to make amends for the injury he has done to the public.

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.